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British Parliament Votes to Remove Hereditary Aristocrats from House of Lords
UK Parliament Votes to Remove Hereditary Aristocrats from House of Lords
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The UK Parliament has voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, ending a 700-year tradition. The House of Lords dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons that will oust dozens of dukes, earls, and viscounts who inherited their seats. Currently, about 1 in 10 members of the 800+ member chamber are hereditary peers, with the rest being appointed 'life peers.' This follows a 1999 reform that removed most hereditary peers but left 92 in place. The remaining hereditary peers will leave at the end of the current parliamentary session in spring.
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· 4 pulledCenturies of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords.
On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts.
The chamber currently has more than 800 members. The vast majority are now 'life peers' appointed by the government, but roughly 1 in 10 members are currently hereditary peers.
A previous Labour government removed most hereditary peers in 1999 but left 92 in place. The rest will leave at the end of the current session of Parliament in the spring.
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords. Late Tuesday the Lords dropped objections to a bill passed by the House of Commons that removes dozens of dukes, earls, and others who inherite
